Soacha River

The Soacha River is a river on the Bogotá savanna and a left tributary of the Bogotá River.

Soacha River
Location of the Soacha River in Colombia
Etymology	Muysccubun: "man of the Sun"
Native name	Río Soacha (Spanish)
Location
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Municipalities	Soacha Bogotá
Locality	Ciudad Bolívar (Bogotá)
Physical characteristics
Source	Sumapaz foothills
• location	Ciudad Bolívar
• coordinates	4°32′12.3″N 74°10′23.3″W
Mouth	Bogotá River
• location	Soacha
• coordinates	4°34′41.5″N 74°15′07.1″W
Basin features
River system	Bogotá River  Magdalena Basin   Caribbean Sea

Etymology

Soacha is derived from Muysccubun, the indigenous language of the Muisca, who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest and means "man of the Sun".

Description

source

mouth

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Source and mouth of the Soacha River on the Bogotá savanna

The Soacha River originates in the eastern part of the locality of Bogotá Ciudad Bolívar. It flows through the municipality Soacha before flowing into the Bogotá River. The type locality of the Cacho Formation is located in the Soacha River basin.

See also

• List of rivers of Colombia
• Bogotá savanna
• Tunjuelo River

References

Bibliography

• Montoya Arenas, Diana María; Reyes Torres, Germán Alfonso (2005), Geología de la Sabana de Bogotá, INGEOMINAS, pp. 1–104

External links

• (in Spanish) Sistema Hídrico, Bogotá